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(A) A CHILD BORN AND REGISTERED OUTSIDE HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1983 UNDER SECTION 7(1) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1942 (WHICH
PROVIDED FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE MINOR CHILDREN OF CITIZENS OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES) WHERE THE MOTHER WAS BORN IN
HONG KONG AND THE FATHER WAS AN ALIEN:
(B)
AN ALIEN WOMAN REGISTERD OUTSIDE HONG KONG BEFORE 1 JANUARY
1923 UNDER SECTION 6(2) OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1942 (WHICH
PROVIDED FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE WIVES OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES) ON THE BASIS OF HER MARRIAGE TO A CITIZEN
OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COLONIES BORN IN HONG KONG.'
(1) PARA. 14. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'WERE IN THE FIFTHE SENTENCE
BE REPLACED BY 'ARE':
(J) PARA. 15. APART FROM ADDING 'OR HER AFTER 'HIS' IN THE SECOND
PART OF THE SECOND SENTENCE (PARA. 1(C) (IV) ABOVE), WE RECOMMEND THAT A COMMA BE ADDED AFTER 'OR HER', AND 'ONE OF HIS' BE REPLACED
BY EITHER':
(K) PARA. 16. WE RECOMMEND THAT A COMMA BE ADDED AFTER 'OR HAD AT
ANY TIME BEEN' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE:
(L) PARA. 17. WE ARE HAPPY WITH PARA. 17 AS DRAFTED BUT REMAIN
UNCLEAR AS TO WHY NATURALISATION DOES NOT NEED TO BE DEFINED FOR
THE SAME REASON AS REGISTRATION IS DEFINED, AND SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE FOR THIS TO
BE QUERIED BY THE PUBLIC:
(M) PARA. 21. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'WORDING IN THE SECOND SENTENCE DE
REPLACED BY TERMS':
(N) PARA. 22. WE RECOMMEND THAT 'WHO BE INSERTED BETWEEN 'AND'
AND SUBSEQUENTLY' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE. SEE MIPT ON MISS MARIA
TAM'S QUERY RELATING TO ARTICLE 4(3) REPORTED IN PARA. 5 OF FIFTH
TUR:
(0) PARA. 23. IF A COPY OF SCHEDULE 5 TO THE 1981 ACT IS ANNEXED
TO THE WHITE PAPER AS RECOMMENDED BY EXCO MEMBERS, WE RECOMMEND
THAT '(ANNEX 4)' BE INSERTED AFTER 'SCHEDULE 6':
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